On Wed, 4 Oct 2000 07:16:29 -0700 Richard Embry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Danny, I like to participate.
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>Richard Embry
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>:P.S. Coleman and Hamilton, no laughing now! :-)
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I would like to participate, however I'm busy fishing! :-)
Tim
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Danny McMillin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Date: Sunday, October 01, 2000 12:47 PM
>Subject: Waflyfishers Fly Swap Update
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>>Hello fellow flyfishers of Washington,
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>>Below is the list of confirmed participates in the Waflyfishers "Go To"
>>flyswap. If I've missed anyone, please email me at:
>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>"Dell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>"Ray Wallace" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>"Jeff Hale" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>"luckyboy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>"Justin Teegarden" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>"Tim Coleman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>"Charlie Mastro" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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>>There is room for 4 more tiers. I will keep the list open until October
>>7th. At that time the swap will close, I will send final instructions and
>>my snail mail address. I will email all entered tiers with the final count
>>of flies needed to tie. Please have all flies tied and mailed to me by
>>October 28th, 2000.
>>
>>I originally wanted this to be a swap of the fly you "go to" when all
>>others have failed in the pursuit of trout. But since it's been suggested
>>to open it up to steelhead and saltwater fishing flies as well, I think
>>that's great. So tie up your hottest fly. Please confirm what pattern you
>>will be tying. I would like to keep duplicate patterns to a minimum. I will
>>be tying the "Easy Rider" foam-bodied dry fly.
>>
>>All entrants will need to email me a recipe and tying instructions for
>>their fly. Any tips on fishing the fly would be great as well! I will then
>>email all entrants all of the various tying instructions, which can then be
>>printed out if needed. This will reduce the weight of mailing and the paper
>>shuffle on my end.
>>
>>Below are some helpful tips on packaging and mailing your finished flies:
>>
>>On each of your flies you should attach a 'small' tag on which is your name
>>and e-mail
>>and the name of your pattern, so that all the flies can be identified by
>>their recipients .
>>The tag should be a tiny piece of paper to which you can impale the hook
>>point. Do not
>>attach tags with strings or wire as untangling a mess of flies can be a
>>nightmare for your
>>swapmeister.
>>Then place your flies in an appropriately sized crush-proof container (this
>>container will
>>be returned to you filled with all the treasures from the other swappers).
>>Keep in mind
>>that some of the other tiers may be tying flies that are larger than yours,
>>so make sure
>>that your container is large enough. Your swapmeister's preference (for
>ease of
>>distribution) is a container that is flat and lacks compartments. Altoids
>>tins are perfect as
>>are small to medium plastic flyboxes. Other types that work well include
>>floppy disk,
>>camcorder cassette and VCR tape boxes. Travel soap holders also work well
>>or small
>>compartmented Planos. Things to avoid are film canisters, cardboard boxes
>>or any hard
>>breakable plastic boxes. Some swappers like to package their flies,
>>especially unhackled
>>types, in individual ziplocks or paper envelopes. That's great, but you
>>have to remember
>>to still include a box for the return of flies that are not packaged in the
>>same manner.
>>Now place your filled box in a self-addressed padded return envelope. Make
>>sure that you include adequate return postage...sometimes it costs more for
>>the return trip due to larger flies or extra
>>materials. It is best to NOT affix the postage but to include it inside the
>>padded envelope.
>>Now place your return package in a larger manila or tyvek envelope, address
>>it to your
>>swapmeister and ship it on out before the deadline date.
>>
>>So let the tying begin. I will let all participants know when the the swap
>>is full and/or the status of the swap on October 7th when it closes. I am
>>here to answer any questions as well. I know is this going to be fun for
>>all involved.
>>
>>Tie one on!
>>Danny McMillin
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